Peeping over the fence with 20-20 vision

Zaidi agrees with all this and goes on to say, 8220;Such was the response that the final between Sialkot Stallions and Faisalabad Wolves wouldn8217;t have taken place as there was so much crowd before the game. The demand for tickets was unimaginable. But luckily we managed to overcome the problem,8217;8217; says Zaidi.

He stresses that once these issues are sorted out, Twenty20 isn8217;t just a financial success but also plays a big role in bringing the spectators to stadium to watch domestic games.

8220;Cricket in Pakistan is all about passion. People love to watch Shahid Afridi hitting away or probably Shoaib Akhtar bowling at 100 miles per hour. But that, somehow, had always been restricted to international matches. To be more precise, the India-Pakistan matches. But Twenty20 has change everything,8217;8217; says Zaidi.

These days Twenty 20 games in Pakistan are advertised on television, hoardings and newspapers. The two-hour entertainment 8212; with a musical break thrown in 8212; has seen domestic cricket getting new fans and a fresh lease of life.

That8217;s certainly a welcome sign, of course, in case BCCI iron out the flaws and avoid the mistakes PCB made.